Mark Allen hits the drink to power past Zhang Anda

A few drinks helped Allen rifle three centuries in a six-frame streak to reach the last 16.

Mark Allen during his match against Zhang Anda (not pictured) on day two of the Halo World Snooker Championship 2026 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA Wire. 

Mark Allen revealed how “bad food” and a few drinks fuelled his surge into the second round of the World Snooker Championship after he swallowed up a two-frame overnight deficit to crush Zhang Anda 10-6 at the Crucible.

The Antrim 40-year-old was so disillusioned with his display on Saturday, when he failed to rustle up a break over 50, that he set about drowning his sorrows in Sheffield – and returned to rifle three centuries in a six-frame streak to reach the last 16.